SHOW & TELL

The winners of the latest BET Awards took a back seat during the weekend to a tribute to Michael Jackson, who died Thursday at

age 50.

The awards are presented annually to African-Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment.

The winners:

• Male R&B artist: Ne-Yo

• Female R&B artist: Beyonce

• Group: Day26

• Male hip-hop artist: Lil Wayne

• Female hip-hop artist: M.I.A.

• New artist: Keri Hilson

• Gospel artist: Mary Mary

• Collaboration: Jamie Foxx with T-Pain, Blame It

• Video director: Benny Boom

• Video of the year: Beyonce, Single Ladies

• Viewers' choice: T.I. with Rihanna, Live Your Life

• Actress: Taraji P. Henson

• Actor: Will Smith

• Male athlete: LeBron James

• Female athlete: Serena Williams

Sci Fi accessible on Twitter

Fans of the Sci Fi cable network have been given a direct line, via Twitter, to its senior vice president and general manager of digital.

Sci Fi fans and Twitter users might exchange messages with the executive, who will answer viewer questions on everything from breaking news to the name change next Tuesday to "Syfy" and the production of various series.

Troupe sets 2009-10 schedule

During its coming season, Little Theatre Off Broadway will present comedies, dramas and musicals.

The 51st season will begin next month with the musical Little Shop of Horrors (July 25 to Aug. 16).

The other musical will be Li'l Abner (March 5-27), based on characters from the Al Capp comic strip.

The comedies: the Oscar Wilde farce The Importance of Being Earnest (Sept. 11 to Oct. 3); Incorruptible (Jan. 15 to Feb. 6), a medieval tale by Michael Hollinger about a debt-plagued French monastery and its search for a miracle; and Over the Tavern (April 23 to May 15), a semi-autobiographical portrait of a 1950s Roman Catholic family by Tom Dudzick.

Rounding out the season will be a revival of Inherit the Wind (Oct. 30 to Nov. 21), the classic courtroom drama by central Ohio playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.

All shows will be presented at 3981 Broadway, Grove City.

Subscriptions cost $58, or $46 for students and senior citizens.

For more information, call 614-875-3919.

Former 'ER' star joins project

Noah Wyle has been cast in the lead role of a TNT pilot, in which the former ER star will play the leader of a ragtag group of soldiers and civilians battling an occupying alien force.

The plot of the potential series, under executive producer Steven Spielberg, begins shortly after aliens have wiped out most of the human population, with the group setting out to round up survivors.

The effort marks the fifth Wyle venture for TNT -- after three popular Librarian action-adventure movies and the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley.

Groveport woman up for wine job

A central Ohioan is in the running for a "goode" job -- as a wine-country lifestyle correspondent for Murphy-Goode Winery in Napa, Calif.

Amy Marie Shropshire of Groveport is among 50 finalists -- the only one from Ohio -- vying for the position, which will consist of blogging and networking about wine and food for six months.

The finalists, selected from more than 2,000 entrants, are relying on Internet voting to get to the next level.

The 10 competitors with the most votes will be announced next Tuesday, then head to the winery for one final interview each.

To vote, visit www.areallygoodejob.com.

-- From staff and wire reports

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